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Applied AI research
Applied AI markets

Evidence-led AI market intelligence

FerusAI Insights is a specialist research and intelligence firm focused on applied AI. We help founders, product teams and investors understand how AI products are discovered, evaluated and adopted, so they can allocate time, capital and effort with confidence.

Market structure Clear views on categories, spend, buying centres and pricing norms across applied AI segments.
Buyer behaviour Data on who buys, how decisions are made, what blocks rollout and why tools are kept or replaced.
Product & competition Comparisons on features, pricing, positioning and sentiment, tied to real usage and adoption.

Built for teams who want hard signals, not hype, before making AI product, go-to-market or investment decisions.

What FerusAI Insights does

We run structured research programmes and targeted studies across applied AI markets, then translate the results into practical intelligence for product, commercial and investment teams.

Market & category

Understand where the market is moving

Mapping categories, use cases and buyer groups, with indicative size, maturity and growth drivers by segment.

  • Category definitions and segmentation frameworks
  • Adoption curves by role, industry and company size
  • Signals on where demand is consolidating or emerging
Buyers & users

See how decisions are really made

Combining surveys, interviews and behavioural signals to understand how AI tools move from curiosity to pilot to rollout.

  • Buying journeys and decision-maker maps
  • Drivers of adoption, expansion and churn
  • Attitudes to risk, governance and vendor lock-in
Product & competition

Position products with context

Comparing products on capabilities, commercial model and perception, anchored to the problems buyers actually care about.

  • Feature and pricing benchmarks
  • Strengths, weaknesses and whitespace by segment
  • Signals on where categories may converge or split

Who we work with

We support teams that are directly responsible for AI product bets, commercial plans or capital allocation.

Founders & product leaders

Use our work to decide which markets to prioritise, how to position your product and how to explain the opportunity to internal and external stakeholders.

Questions we help answer:

  • Which segments show real budget and urgency?
  • How are buyers framing this problem today?
  • Which features and price points are non-negotiable?
Investors & strategy teams

Use our work when you need independent conviction around a market, product or thesis before committing capital or resources.

Questions we help answer:

  • How resilient is this category and this position?
  • Is adoption broadening or concentrated in a niche?
  • Where could new entrants or platforms reshape value?
GTM, ops & innovation leaders

Use our work to choose where to focus AI initiatives inside your organisation and how to communicate value in a grounded way.

Questions we help answer:

  • Which workflows are ready for AI, and which are not?
  • Build, partner or buy for this capability?
  • How do peers structure pilots, KPIs and rollouts?

How we work

You can plug into ongoing programmes or commission focused studies. In both cases, the starting point is the decision you need to take.

Step 1

Clarify the decision

We align on what is at stake, which markets and buyer groups matter, and what a useful answer looks like for your team or investment committee.

Step 2

Run the research

We combine decision-maker surveys, structured interviews and advanced data collection models that continuously organise open digital signals around tools, workflows and topics. Results are segmented and benchmarked against our existing baselines.

Step 3

Deliver decision-ready outputs

You receive concise decks, relevant data cuts and, where applicable, ongoing tracker updates. We stay involved as you translate findings into product plans, GTM moves or investment decisions.